Monthly Archives: November 2015

About a year ago, I wrote a post about my Comic Book Confusion. Since I was at a loss about which comic books to read and where to start, I decide to ask an expert. I got my opportunity at Wizard World’s Comic Con in Tulsa last month. With so many artists and writers in attendance, and such a great program to choose from, I thought, surely I can get a couple of good recommendations from someone in the industry who should know. Right?

I have a list. Of course, I haven’t been able to read all the way through the list yet, but I’ve gotten enough of a start to be confident I’m going to thoroughly enjoy the rest of it.

Wait? What was that? You want to know what’s on my list? Okay, I’ll share.

The Comic Book To-Read List

Saga by Brian K. Vaughn – Yes, this was already on this list, and along with Sandman by Neil Gaiman provided the basis for the rest of the list…also I’ve been reading all of the other volumes I can get my hand on, and eagerly awaiting the next!

The events of last week weigh on my heart. So many dead. So many injured. So much fear and anger. I’ve gone back and forth about writing something here, but the video below decided me.

Le Petit Journal‘s interview with this boy and his father brightened my day…well, after it made me cry a bit. You see, I hadn’t really been able to process all that had happened. Shootings and explosions in Paris, car bombings in Beirut, and so many others…Then there was all the backlash. Normally good, kind people calling for U.S. soldiers to go in there and “slit their throats”, calls to deny aid to refugees hoping to escape the very kind of people committing these atrocities, and the weight got heavier.

The boy’s fear lives in me. “They might have guns, but we have flowers,” the boy’s father said. He’s right, the bad guys might have bombs and guns, but those flowers and candles show that love is stronger. Even after all the death and destruction, love prevails. Citizens of Paris still stand up with signs that declare they are “Not Afraid”. Government officials may want to deny Syrian refugees asylum, but citizen’s voices across social media shout a different message. The world is still a dark and dangerous place, but not completely.

“Flowers and candles are here to protect us,” just as the little boy says. They remind us of those taken in these tragedies, inspire us to let go of at least a little fear, and, along with a father comforting his son, brighten the world a little. My heart needed reminding.

My first time through college, I took a class called “Aesthetes and Decadents”, and it was all about turn of the century literature. I always think of Oscar Wilde when I think of that class, and an unforgettable trip to visit his tombstone in Paris.‘Til next time,

If you could have a superpower what would it be? Invisibility? Reading minds? Granting wishes? Flight? Oh yeah, baby, give me wings. However, if I could have my way, please do something cool like let me turn them into a tattoo when I don’t need them. Please and thank you.‘Til next time,

Follow me on Twitter

Recent Posts: EnergyGirl101

Neil deGrasse Tyson, is quickly becoming one of my favorite people to listen to. Now, I’ve been crazy busy, and I haven’t gotten to see Cosmos. This is one of those I’m really kind of upset to have missed, but hopefully things will slow down soon. When that happens, I’ll be able to catch it online, […]

Next week, PennEnergy Research and the Oil & Gas Journal Site License program are hosting a breakfast with EMC. A panel of experts will be on hand to discuss Critical Issues Facing the Energy Industry, specifically enabling a culture of safety and SEMS compliance. Oil & Gas Operators the world over have always been concerned […]

Sunny California’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System has caused problems for pilots traversing the region. Two anonymous complaints were filed in August, before the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System ever came online. A pilot complaint stated that the intense brightness from the mirrors made it impossible to look in the direction of the plant, and […]

They’re all going to be at the Energy Thought Summit. What’s that? Well, my friend, keep reading and you’ll find out. (Maybe watch the video too.) Energy Thought Summit (ETS) is happening this month in Austin, Texas. On March 24th – 25th the energy industry is taking over the Paramount Theater for a two-day event that promises to […]